A Japan Ground Self-Defense Force mid-range multi-purpose missile is fired during a live-fire exercise at the East Fuji Maneuver Area on June 7, 2026, in Gotemba, Japan. (Getty Images)
The flag used by the Taliban's interim government is seen over Afghanistan’s embassy in Moscow on July 4, 2025, after Russia officially recognized the Taliban government in Afghanistan. (Getty Images)
Pakistani army soldiers stand guard at the site of the militants' attack on the army-run school in Peshawar on December 18, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
US President Barack Obama (C), Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) and Indian President Pranab Mukherjee (L) attend a reception at Rashtrapati Bhawan, the Presidential Palace, in New Delhi on January 26, 2015. (SAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images)
Indian Hindu priests perform an evening prayer ritual known as Arti at the Sangam, the confluence of the holy rivers Ganges and Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during the annual Magh Mela in Allahabad on January 5, 2015. (Sanjay Kanojia/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani soldiers provide security during a mass prayer for the victims of a school massacre, in Peshawar on December 21, 2014. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani children arrive at their school in Peshawar on December 20, 2014, after three days of mourning for the children and staff killed by Taliban militants in an attack on an army-run school. (A Majeed/AFP/Getty Images)
Pakistani civil society activists pray during a vigil in Lahore on December 18, 2014, for the children and teachers killed in an attack by militants on an army-run school in Peshawar. (Arif Ali/AFP/Getty Images)